Application Velocity SystemApplication · Cisco
CVE-2008-0029
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCisco Application Velocity System (AVS) before 5.1.0 is installed with default passwords for some system accounts, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCisco Application Velocity System (AVS) versions prior to 5.1.0 ship with predefined default passwords for certain system accounts. Attackers with network connectivity to the AVS management or application interfaces can attempt authentication using these well-known credentials to achieve unauthorized privileged access to the system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Application Velocity SystemApplication
<= 5.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Cisco AVS versionAccess the AVS management interface or use the command line interface (CLI) to retrieve the software version. Common commands include 'show version' or checking the system information page in the web UI.Affected if The installed version is 5.0.1 or earlier.
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Locate default system accountsReview the AVS system documentation or access the user management section of the management interface to list all predefined system accounts.Affected if Default accounts such as admin, root, or other vendor-defined accounts exist on the system.
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Verify default password statusAttempt to log in using known default credentials for the identified default accounts, or review configuration to confirm whether passwords have been changed from vendor defaults.Affected if Any default system account still uses its original factory-set password.
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Assess network accessibility of management interfacesDetermine if the AVS management interface (web UI, SSH, or other management protocols) is reachable from network segments accessible to untrusted users or the internet.Affected if The AVS management or application interfaces are exposed to untrusted network segments.
The environment is affected if the Cisco AVS version is 5.0.1 or earlier AND any default system accounts retain their original passwords AND the management interface is accessible from a network where untrusted users can attempt authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImmediately change passwords for all default system accounts, disable any unnecessary accounts, and upgrade to AVS 5.1.0 or later. Audit access logs for unauthorized access attempts using default credentials.
5.1.0 or later
- Upgrade Cisco Application Velocity System (AVS) to version 5.1.0 or later to resolve the default password vulnerability
- After upgrading, verify that all default system account passwords have been changed to strong, unique passwords
- If immediate upgrade is not possible, manually change all default passwords for system accounts to complex, unique passwords following Cisco password best practices
- Restrict network access to the AVS management interfaces to trusted networks only
- Audit all system accounts to confirm unauthorized access has not occurred
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-0029 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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